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Personal Narrative-Bao And My Family Raised In Ohio
Bao and I had a lot in common. Originally my family settled in Ohio. They were Welch and ended up in Gallia County. As I thought about Bao and my family, the blond stewardess from first class came to me with a drink. She sat down beside me and said, “I thought I’d bring you a Bloody Mary to settle your nerves. If you don’t mind, I’ll sit beside you until you feel calm.” Unable to think of something to say, I said, “Thank you.” She smiled and asked me where I was heading. I said home and the look in her aquamarine eyes made my tongue come unglued. I told her everything. I told her about Bao. How we both came from Ohio. I told her my family history. We were originally from the Welsh Area of Ceredigion in West Wales. I said, “My ancestors were fishermen. They moved to Ohio, and there wasn’t any commercial fishing in the area of the state where they settled.” …show more content…
“I didn’t like tending the cows, but I liked working in our apiary. It was located in a small grove of oaks. One of the oaks had mistletoe. It was a spiritual place in the fall.” “My aunt and uncle have a small patch of birch trees by a stream in their back yard. When I grew up, I liked to believe it was a spiritual place. Especially, around Thanksgiving,” I said. “There’s nothing like growing up near the Great Lakes,” She said. “My great-great uncle moved to Muskegon. He thought he could fish in Muskegon Lake and feed the lumberjacks, working in the

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